Audi R8 is the “2016 world performance car”

Top honour is bestowed on all-new Audi super sports car at New York International Auto Show

The Audi R8 Coupé has been crowned “2016 World Performance Car” in the World Car Awards, which were presented this week during the New York International Auto Show.

With a total of four awards, the Audi R8 is the most successful model in the history of the World Car Awards. The predecessor to the R8 had already taken home two World Performance Car awards and a World Car Design of the Year award in the prestigious competition.

Now the second generation of the high-performance sports car from Audi was able to win over the international jury of 73 leading automotive journalists. This makes the Audi R8 a winner – on the road as well as on the racetrack.

“With its distinctive design, its driving dynamics and its closeness to racing, the R8 is one of the strongest calling cards for the four rings and is the flagship car from Audi Sport. The first generation of the R8 paved our way toward becoming a premium brand and raised the aura of Audi to a new level. The new R8 will continue this success story and further accelerate the growth strategy of Audi Sport,” said Dietmar Voggenreiter, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG.

The Audi R8 Coupé offers more performance than any other Audi production model. The mid-mounted V10 and newly developed quattro drive offer extraordinary driving performance. The top version, with 610PS, sprints from 0 to 62mph in just 3.2 seconds and can continue to a 205mph maximum speed.

The genetics of the Audi R8 contain the know-how acquired from numerous wins by the brand in racing: the sports prototypes have won the 24 hours of Le Mans 13 times since 2000, and the R8 LMS contributed seven more overall victories in 24-hour races since 2009.

2005

Audi A6

World Car of the Year

2007

Audi RS 4

Audi TT

World Performance Car

World Car Design of the Year

2008

Audi R8

Audi R8

World Performance Car

World Car Design of the Year

2010

Audi R8 V10

World Performance Car

2014

Audi A3

World Car of the Year

2016

Audi R8

World Performance Car

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